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Chaos in pp-wave spacetimes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-01-06 v1

Abstract

We demonstrate chaotic behavior of timelike, null and spacelike geodesics in non-homogeneous vacuum pp-wave solutions. This seems to be the first known example of a chaotic motion in exact radiative spacetime.

Cite

@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9805078,
  title  = {Chaos in pp-wave spacetimes},
  author = {J. Podolsky and K. Vesely},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9805078},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

4 pages, revtex, 3 figures (.pcx)

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